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Limestone can be helpful in many way, it depends on what state it is in and the uses can vary. As solid limestone or crushed limestone, it can be used by extracting iron from it's ore, to make sodium carbonate, used in road contruction or to make concrete. As CaO (heated limestone), the uses are making steel Fromm iron, to neutrilize acidic soil or it can be a drying agent. CaOH2 (calcium hydroxide or slaked lime - lime stone when it's wetted) neutralises acidic soil. I got this info from my chemistry book :-d

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What is the common name for limestone?

The common name for limestone is simply "limestone".


Is limestone a nonrenewable or renewable resource?

Limestone is a nonrenewable resource everyone so use your limestone wisely ! (:


What would happen if you didn't have limestone?

we wouldn't have these- -Limestone is used in buildings and roads. - Limestone can be used in glass making. - Limestone is used in toothpaste. - Limestone is used in cement and mortar. - Limestone is used in bread and cereals as a source of calcium. - Limestone is used to make paper white. -Limestone is used to purify sugar. -Pulverized limestone is used to neutralize acidic soils. -Limestone can be used to make brake pads. -Limestone is used in the preparation of wools and dyes. -Limestone is used to make antacids. -Limestone is used in climbing walls. -Limestone is used a suppression of methane explosions in underground coalmines. -Limestone is added to plastics, paint, tiles and other materials as both white pigment and cheap filler. -Limestone is used in the manufacture of quicklime (calcium oxide) and slaked lime (calcium hydroxide). -Limestone can be used to create steel by using it in a blast furnace.


What is sedimentary rock formed by shells?

Sedimentary rock formed by shells is called limestone. Limestone is primarily made up of calcium carbonate that is deposited by the accumulation and compaction of shell fragments and other organic remains.


What are the advantages of using limestone for building material?

There are a few advantages to using limestone for building materials. Limestone is pretty and elegant looking. Limestone is also a strong material to work with. Limestone takes very little maintenance and is fairly inexpensive.

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Is limestone good or bad for the environment?

Limestone is a naturally occurring rock that is generally considered to be beneficial for the environment. It can help neutralize acidic soils and improve plant growth. However, excessive mining of limestone can lead to habitat destruction and can contribute to soil erosion and water pollution.


How is concrete formed from limestone?

concrete is formed from limestone by the combustion of the limestone (heating of the limestone)!


What is limestone cave formed of?

Limestone and limestone formations.


What is the common name for limestone?

The common name for limestone is simply "limestone".


What is the bust of Queen Nefertiti made of?

limestone


Who is limestone man?

limestone man is a man made out of limestone.


What gave limestone the name limestone?

Limestone is called limestone because it has lime in it from the sea water it if formed in.


What is a limestone peddler?

A person who sells limestone,


Why is limestone used for underground?

Not a helpful question - unclear meaning. Limestone is a sedimentary rock and the exposure or burial of any given limestone formation depends on its regional, subsequent geological processes. It is also soluble in weakly-acid ground-water, giving rise to karst lansdcapes and features. As for "use" by humans, it has long been quarried for various purposes by both open-cast and underground techniques.


How does limestone effect the towncity?

limestone can be critically empact on the city. limestone can be critically empact on the city. limestone can be critically empact on the city.


What is an example of a sentence using the word limestone?

Indiana has a limestone quarry. The outside of the house is limestone.


Is dolomitic limestone same as agricultural limestone or horticultural hydrated limestone?

dolomitic limestone is different from agricultural or hydrated limestone the difference is in the MgO content and hardness Dolomitic Limestone is harder than both and its MgO content is higher. The CaO is lower in Dolomitic limestone and High in the later.